Education Minister Hekia Parata has fired back at accusations from the country's two biggest education unions that she has used "alternative facts" on school funding. In an unusual move, the NZEI and PPTA called a press conference at Wellington Girls' College to challenge the outgoing Education Minister to explain herself. Parata dropped that proposal but the Government's Education Funding Review is ongoing. Parata will retire from politics this year and is likely to be replaced as Education Minister by Nikki Kaye in May. Kaye is currently the Associate Education Minister.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 08, 2017 02:03 UTC